Practical articles on HR and the Saudi Labour Law
Short explanations with article numbers and examples, for those who prepare payroll and follow attendance.
Attendance Management Software: How It Works and What It Calculates
A punch is only a time; attendance software reads it against the employee’s shift and turns it into present, late, absent or overtime, and then into a figure on the payslip.
Read the article →HR Systems for Saudi Companies: What They Include and How to Choose One
A good HR system is not a list of screens but one record that runs from the employee file to attendance and leave, then salary and end of service, with nothing re-entered.
Read the article →Monthly Payroll in Saudi Arabia: A Step-by-Step Guide
A correct payroll starts with closing attendance and approving leave and overtime, then calculating additions, deductions and GOSI, then reviewing before payment.
Read the article →Personnel Administration in Saudi Companies: An HR Guide
Personnel administration starts with an accurate employee file; attendance, leave, salary and settlement all follow from it.
Read the article →How to Choose a Time Attendance System: Ten Questions before You Buy
The device is the easy part of the decision. The hard part is what happens to a punch after it is recorded: shift, overtime, leave, then salary.
Read the article →End-of-Service Award in Saudi Arabia: How It Is Calculated, with Examples
Half a month per year for the first five years, a full month per year after that. On resignation, the share depends on length of service.
Read the article →Employee Leave under the Saudi Labour Law: Annual, Sick and More
Annual leave is 21 days, rising to 30 after five years; sick leave runs up to 120 days a year on stepped pay.
Read the article →Working Hours and Overtime under the Saudi Labour Law
Eight hours a day or forty-eight a week, and an overtime hour is paid at the hourly wage plus 50% of the basic wage.
Read the article →End-of-service calculator
Calculate the end-of-service award from the wage, length of service and reason for leaving.
Open the calculator →See the system on data that looks like your company
A live demo that walks from the punch to the salary report and answers your questions.